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Leave: Adenomyosis and Endometriosis

Asked by Dan AldridgeLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 62048

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce a statutory right to paid menstrual health leave for individuals suffering from (a) endometriosis and (b) adenomyosis.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government has set out its immediate priorities for reforming employment law in the Plan to Make Work Pay. The Plan includes a number of measures which may help people manage endometriosis and adenomyosis at work - including making sure people can benefit from flexible working. Our plan aims to deliver change so that people are more able to balance working life with their personal circumstances.

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